stringily

string·y

(strĭng′ē)

adj. string·i·er, string·i·est

1. Consisting of, resembling, or containing strings or a string.

2. Slender and sinewy; wiry.

3. Forming strings, as a viscous liquid; ropy.

string′i·ly adv.

string′i·ness n.

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stringy

(ˈstrɪŋɪ)

adj, stringier or stringiest

1. made of strings or resembling strings

2. (Cookery) (of meat, etc) fibrous

3. (of a person's build) wiry; sinewy

4. (of liquids) forming in strings

ˈstringily adv

ˈstringiness n

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string•y

(ˈstrɪŋ i)

adj. string•i•er, string•i•est.

1. resembling or consisting of strings or stringlike pieces: stringy weeds.

2. toughly fibrous: stringy meat.

3. lean and sinewy; wiry: a stringy build.

4. ropy, as a glutinous liquid.

[1660–70]

string′i•ness, n.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.	1.	stringy - lean and sinewy wiry lean, thin - lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare
	2.	stringy - (of meat) full of sinews; especially impossible to chew sinewy, unchewable, fibrous tough - resistant to cutting or chewing
	3.	stringy - forming viscous or glutinous threads thready, ropey, ropy thick - relatively dense in consistency; "thick cream"; "thick soup"; "thick smoke"; "thick fog"
	4.	stringy - consisting of or containing string or strings insubstantial, unsubstantial, unreal - lacking material form or substance; unreal; "as insubstantial as a dream"; "an insubstantial mirage on the horizon"

stringy

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Translations

ذو ألياف

vláknitý

senettrevlet

trefjóttur; sinamikill, seigur

lifli

stringy

[ˈstrɪŋɪ] ADJ (stringier (compar) (stringiest (superl))) → fibroso, lleno de fibras

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stringy

[ˈstrɪŋi] adj

[meat] → filandreux/euse

(= straggly) [hair] → filasse

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stringy

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

stringy

[ˈstrɪŋɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (meat, celery) → filaccioso/a; (cooked cheese) → filante; (plant, hair) → lungo/a e rado/a

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string

(striŋ) noun

1. (a piece of) long narrow cord made of threads twisted together, or tape, for tying, fastening etc. a piece of string to tie a parcel; a ball of string; a puppet's strings; apron-strings.

2. a fibre etc, eg on a vegetable.

3. a piece of wire, gut etc on a musical instrument, eg a violin. His A-string broke; (also adjective) He plays the viola in a string orchestra.

4. a series or group of things threaded on a cord etc. a string of beads.

verb – past tense, past participle strung (straŋ) –

1. to put (beads etc) on a string etc. The pearls were sent to a jeweller to be strung.

2. to put a string or strings on (eg a bow or stringed instrument). The archer strung his bow and aimed an arrow at the target.

3. to remove strings from (vegetables etc).

4. to tie and hang with string etc. The farmer strung up the dead crows on the fence.

strings noun plural

(in an orchestra, the group of people who play) stringed instruments, ie violins, violas, 'cellos and double basses. The conductor said the strings were too loud.

ˈstringy adjective

(especially of meat or vegetables) having a lot of tough fibres.

ˈstringiness nounstring bean

the long, edible green or yellow pod of certain beans.

stringed instruments

musical instruments that have strings eg violins, guitars etc.

have (someone) on a string

to have (a person) under one's control.

pull strings

to use one's influence or that of others to gain an advantage.

pull the strings

to be the person who is really, though usually not apparently, controlling the actions of others.

string out

to stretch into a long line. The runners were strung out along the course.

strung up

very nervous.

stringent (ˈstrindʒənt) adjective

(of rules etc) very strict, or strongly enforced. There should be much more stringent laws against the dropping of rubbish in the streets.

ˈstringently adverbˈstringency noun

1. the quality of being strict.

2. scarcity of money for lending etc. in times of stringency; (also adjective) The government are demanding stringency measures.